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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Surbiton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 18 deaths of children under one year of age.
Two were illegitimate.
The causes and ages at death were as follows:-
Intraperitoneal hæmorrhage Newly born
Tentorial tear 10 minutes.
Hydrops fætalis 15 minutes
Tentorial tear 15 minutes
Prematurity 15 hours
Pulmonary atelectasis 1 day
Gross Prematurity 1 day
Atelectasis 1 day
Intracranial hæmorrhage 2 days
Spina Bifida 2 days
Erythroblastosis 2 days
Volvulus of small intestine 3 days
Congenital atelectasis 3 days
Gastro enteritis 3 weeks
Congenital heart disease 3 weeks
Acute bronchitis 4 months
Broncho pneumonia 8 months
Congenital stenosis of common bile duct 11 months
Of the infant deaths 12 occurred in hospitals or public
institutions outside the district of Surbiton.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE.
The following table shows the death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births.
| YEAR | SURBITON | ENGLAND AND VALES (Smaller towns) |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 29.65 | 44.0 |
| 1945 | 34.28 | 46.0 |
| 1946 | 19.75 | 37.0 |
| 1947 | 24.41 | 36.0 |
| 1948 | 17.48 | 32.0 |
| 1949 | 23.54 | 30.0 |
| 1950 | 26.31 | 29.4 |
| 1951 | 20.21 | 27.6 |
| 1952 | 18.42 | 27.6 |
| 1953 | 21.02 | 24.3 |
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